I have to say that the course I took in Fuerteventura (Spanish Canaries btw; don't blame the Italians) did not make any of this clear. I got as far as sailing along with one hand on the mast and the...

Let me say first of all that I got my weight wrong. I wish I was 160 pounds and if there were 10 pounds to a stone I would be! In fact I'm 16 stones which is 224 pounds. Good job I'm a lawyer not an...